Linotype-machine.



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Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

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LINOTYPE MACMNE.

APPLICATION man ma. :6. m4.

Patehted A r. 30. 1918.

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UNOTYPE MACHINE.

APPLICA'IION man ma. I6. 1914 Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

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: UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. MOHB, F JANIIIVILLE, WISGONBIN, LSBIGNOB, BY HFBI IEASSIGNMENTS,

TO MOHB LIED-SAW COIPAIY, O1!

CHICAGO, ILLIIOIB, A CORPORATION OF ILL-IN O18.

LINOTYPE-HACHINE.

lpclflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 30, 1 .1 8.

I Application filed larch 18, 1911. Serial Io. 825,049.

of Janesville, county of Rock, and State of Wisconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Linotype/Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in so-called linptype or slugcasting machines and has special reference to improvements in devicesfor the production of linotype or printingslugs of predeterminedlengths.

'Ijhe ob ect of my invention is to provide a lmotype machine which shallbe readily and easily adjustable to produce printing sldgs of certaindesired lengths without the necessity of changing the length of the moldslot in which the slugs are cast. A further object of my invention is toprovide a line casting machine in which the means which control thelength of the line of matrices assembled, and the means which hold theline of matrices in casting position, shall bc connccted for adjustmentto 006perative positions for the formation of slugs with printingsurfaces varying in length throughout the capacity of the machine.

A further object of my invention is to combine the scvcrnl relatedadjustments upon a linotype machine relatively to the production of aslug which has a p'rintin surface shorter than the normal length 0 theslug, so that they shall all be simultaneously made or produced by the bration of but one adjusting or controlling evice.

A further object of my invention is to reduce the labor and timerequired to make the several adjustments which are nry for I theproduction of slugs having printing surfaces of different lengths; andto eliminate the possibility of accident incident to'such changes andwhich may result, from the in-.

ndvertence or carelessness of the operator in starting the machinebefore having made all the adjustments which are necessary-when a changein the length of the printing portiqn of a. slug is desired orattempted.

My invention resides in alinotype or line casting machine provided withmeans for casting or forming a slug of definite or nor-' in-al length,mechanism for controlling the formatioii of a line of matrices and foradjusting the vise jaws which holdthe line of matrices in castingrelation to the mold, to corresponding positions, to produce sldgshaving printing surfaces equal to or less than the length of the mold,and means for cutting the slug to the desired length, said mechanismbeing also arranged for adjusting the cutting means-to a positioncorresponding with the adjustments of said other parts.

My invention further resides in a slugcasting machine of the linotypeclass provided with a cutter for cutting the slugs to a predeterminedlength as they are ejected, means for adjusting the cutter to vary theIan h of the finished slug, and means connec with said adjusting meansfor correspondingly adjustin a stop controlling the length of the line 0matrices and for positionin one of the vise jaws for holding the line 0matrices in position and in relation to the slug casting mold. I

My invention further resides in a linecasting machine provided with aslug mold movable from a casting position to an ejecting, position,means. associated. with the mold, when it is in casting-position forholding a line of matrices of predetermined length for cooperation withthe mold for casting the printing slug, means for limiting the length ofthe line of matrices as the matrices are assembled and mechanismadjusting said limiting and holding means to corresponding positions. anejector associated with the slug mold and related to its ejectingosition for ejecting the slug from the mold: a cutter for cuttingthesing in two pieces as it, is ejected, said adjusting mechanism beingalso connected with the cutter and ads. (1 to set the cutter tocorrespond with te adjusted positions of the assembler stop and the viseaw. 1

My invention further consists in a linetype machine having 'a slugcasting mold and, means for holding a line of matrices in relation tothe mold, mea.ns for adjusting said holding means for lines of matricesbler stop, whereby when said holding means are adjusted to hold aline ofmatrices of certain length said stop will also be adjusted to limit theformntion" of a line of matrices to equal length therewith.

My invention also consists in the several features of construction, andthe combinw tions and arrangements of parts, whereby the above mentionedand other objects are attained, and made possible, and all ashereinafter described and claimed.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a linotype machine asseen from the front;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view substantially on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1:

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig.2;

Fi 4 is a vertical sectional view substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig.2;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

F ig. 6 is a front elevation of the assembler mechanism showing a lineof matrices assembled;

Fi 7 is a detail vertical section on the line -7 of Fig. 2

Fig. 8 is a detail vertical section substantially on the line 8-8 ofFig. 2;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged horizontal section substantially on the line 9-9of Fig. 1;

Fig. 10 is a vertical section substantially on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9;

Fi 11 is a detail horizontal section on the line 11 11 of Fig. 10, theupper part of the saw casing being removed;

F 12 is a vertical sectional view substantlall on the line 12-12 of Fig.11;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the slug ejector and its operatingmechanism;

Fig. 14 is an enlarged rear elevation partly in section showing theyielding stop 01.1 the ejector operating lever;

Fig. 15 is an enlarged front elevation 'showlng the slot through whichthe slug is lejected;

Fig. 16 is a horizontal section on the line 16-16 of Fig. 15; a

Fig. 17 is an enlarged section on the line 1717 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 18 is a perspective view of the saw arbor shown in an inclinedposition to facilitate repairs;

Fig. 19 js a detail vertical section of the hearing or the saw arbor; iFig. 20 is 'a detail vertical section showingthe clutch on the sawarbor; and

ig. 21 is a detail horizontal section of the slug discharge chute on theline 21-21 of Fig. 10.

In the adjustment of linotype machines for the production of printingslugs which are shorter than the normal leiwtli, or which have printingsurfaces shorter than the slug, several different methods are employed.

One method is to change the liners which hold the mold sides apart toproduce slugs of the desired length. This, however, requires thechanging or adjustment of the balance of which is blank.

ejector and several other adjustments in the machine and when it isdesired to produce but a few slugs of a shorter length the time consumedin making the several adjustments is so great that this method is notgenerally satisfactory. Another method is to make use of the full or thenormal length of the mold slot and when this method is used it isnecessar when it is desired to produce a printing s ug of a shorterlength than the length of the mold, to adjust the assembler slide toreceive a certain measure or number of matrices to fill the length ofthe line which it is desired to print and to adjust at least one of thevise jaws to clamp the short line of matrices. It is usual to hold theline of matrices with one end even with one end of the mold slot'with afixed jaw, and to hold the line of matrices against this fixed jaw bymeans of a movable vise jaw which is adapted to cover the part of theslot which is not covered by the line of matrices and which casts theslug partly blank. The result of this method is-to produce a slug whichhas printing characters covering a certain length upon one end and theThe usual method employed is to take this slug to a saw table and sawoff the blank end, reserving the end carrying the ty )e characters foruse. There have been ilevices made by means of which such a slug may becut apart, or cut into two pieces as it is being removed from thelinotype machine, but with the use of such devices, so far, it has beennecessary to make the several adjustments above spoken of independent ofeach other and it sometimes occurs. in the hurry and rush of this classof work, that one or the other of the necessary adjustments is not made.If the adjustment which is overlooked is that of moving or placing thevise jaw into its proper position the result may be quite (lisastrous,as under some conditions there is nothin to prevent the escape of themolten metal 511'011 h the mold, and-into the various parts 0 themachine which are located in front of the mold. By means of my inventionI am enabled to combine these several adjustments in such a manner thatthe operator may have assurance that when he has made one of them all ofthem will have. been made and that the possibility of accident resultingto himsetf or to the machine from the non-adjustment of one of theseparts is eliminated. In other words, I have connected the assembler stopwith the vise jaw in such a manner that when the vise jaw is placed toreceive a certain length of line of matrices the assembler stop is likewise adjusted to control the formation of that certain quantity ofmatrices, and when I desire to sever or cut the slug at the pointcorresponding with the length of the line of matrices, the singleoperatlon of adjusting force or draw the jaw 0 toward the jaw 0Themovement of the jaw toward the nut, when the nut is moved in theopposite direction, is accomplished by the usual linotype mechanism forthis purpose, that is, the jaw c is free to move toward the aw 0 butcannot move to lengthen the distance between the jaws beyond theposition controlled by the nut c". For the purpose of rotating the shaft0 I provide a vertical shaft a mounted in the cross bar e and providedwith a screw gear 0 adapted to mesh with a similar screw gear 0 carriedby the shaft 0. The shaft 0 I arrange to be rotated by means of a handwheel c 'mounted on a shaft 0 which carries, at its inner end, a bevelgear 0 adapted to mesh with a complementary bevel gear a mounted on theupper end of the shaft 0 to rotate therewith. By means of thisconstruction I am enabled to arrange the hand wheel or disk 0", which isprovided with an operating handle 0", in a convenient position to berotated by the machine operator when he desires to adjust the severalpart of my mechanism.

For the purpose of associating the stop which controls the length of theline of mat riees being assembled with the vise jaws which clamp theline when formed, I secure a rod 0" to the nut 0". This rod lies in theL-shaped slot 6, in which the jaws are mounted, and projects from theend of the bar e toward the assembler mechanism B, and is provided onits end with a horizontally projecting tapered pin 0 which, as will bedescribed, serves to connect the jaw o with the assembler stop, and thispin, as shown in Fig. 7 enters a slot provided in a bar forming part ofthe assembler mechaism. The assembler mechanism, in so far as myinvention relates thereto, com rises an assembler bar 5 mounted to slideack and forth upon the frame 6 of the linotype machine. This bar isprovided with a vertical stop b arranged in front of the assemblerchannel I) and is adapted, as the matrices are assembled, to move awayfrom the assembler channel suilicient to admit the matrices as they areassembled. The stop b is rigid with the bar I) and moves therewith.

The bar is shown as being mounted for. movement between suitableanti-friction rolls b. The rear end of the assembler bar carries a bwhich can be adjusted longitudinally of the arranged or placed adjacentto the rear end of the bar and moves therewith. This step projects fromthe front of the bar and is ada ted to control the movement of the bar'emg brought into contact with an-"adjustable stop b which I mount upona horizontal movable bar or rod b arranged front of the. assemblermechanism and mounted for longitudinal movement in the outer ends ofbrackets 6 and b. The stop bar if desired, but which is usually 7/ isrigid with the bar 5 and when the bar I) is adjusted to the desiredposition and held against longitudinal movementthe stop serves to limitthe movement of the assembler bar and prevent the formation of a line ofmatrices longer than that which is desired. The end I) of the bar 7)which projects toward the mold wheel is provided with the slot 5adapting it to receive the projection c on the connecting rod or bar 0The projection a transversely fits the slot I) and thus holds the bar 6against longitudinal movement. The slot 1) is vertically elongated andthe projection 0 is tapered so that as the frame E which carries thevise jaw is moved up to its operating position the pin or projection 0wil readily enter the slot 6 without difficulty, and it is thus arrangedso that it will easily withdraw from the slot so that the two arts maybe automatically disconnected without attention by the operator when theframe E is withdrawn from its operating position. I have illustrated inFig. 1 the line shifter finger b which is adapted for movement with theassembled line of matrices as the same is transferred from its assembledto its cast ing position and to contact with the vise jaw 0 and move itback against the nuts should it happen that the vise jaw is not incontact with the nut 0' at such time.

In order that the operator may know the exact position bf the vise jaw 0I provide a scale on the projecting" end 0 of the rod 0 This scale hasdivisions one pica or one-sixth of an inch inlength an Iprovide a fixedindicator 0 projecting from the end of the bar e cooperating with-thescale to show the position of the vise jaw e or, in other words, toindicate the length of the line of matrices. And further, the scale alsoshows the position of the assembled stop, 6

For the pur ose of indicating the accurate or fine ad ustment of thevise jaw and assembler stop, I preferabl arrange the gearing whichconnects the hand wheel '0 with the nut a so that one revolution of thehand wheel advances the nutone pica or one division of a the scale 0 andI v rovi'd'e a scale a on the hand wheel 0 whi'c lf" divide into twelveparts; each division thereofj'rep resents onefpoint in the movement ofthe vise jaw. I fix an indicator 0" to a rigid part of the machine andso arrange the-:several parts that when a certain division of the scale0 is beneath theindicatorc the indicator 0 is even with one Ojjthfidilisions on the scale c. a v

Thus far described the mechanism relates particularly to the coordinateor simultaneous adjustment of the vise jaw and the as= sembler stop,and, as has hereinbefore been explained, a further object of myinvention is the cigjgingof the slug, as it is ejected from the machine,

to remove from the slug the portion which is cast blank and to preservethe portion of the slug which is provided with printing chain-tors. Imake use of the frame E upon which to secure the slug cutting mechanismwhich I designate generally by F. This mechanism, as shown. comprises acircular saw f mounted upon the lower end of a saw shaft or arbor fwhich is rotatably mounted in a bearing f carried by the bracket f whichforms the bearing for the shaft 0, and the bracket f is rigidly mountedupon the cross bar a. The saw f is mounted within a closed cos ing iwhich is vertically movable and is secured in position by means of abracket f" which projects horizontally from the lower part of thecasing. This casing is divided horizontally into an upper and a lowerpart f and f', res ectively, which are clam d together by t e thumbscrews f. his bracket is adapted to be secured in position upon verticalguide or slide secured to the frame E by means of a screw i adja cent.its upper end. and a second screw f" at 115 lower end. Associated withthe bracket E and operativclyconnectedto'thc that is, it is ada )ted tobe rotat f is a vertically movable nut f which rcreivcs a screw threadedshaft mounted in hearings formed in the ends of said slide f. This screwthreaded. shaft f practically forms an extension of the vertical shaft rwhich carries the screw ear a :1 1y connccted to the she t c to rotatetherewith by mechanism hereinafter to be described. Suffice it to saythat when the. vertical shaft 0 is rotated and the shaft f is connectedthereto the saw casing i will be mow-l vertic-ally when the operatorturns the hand wheel 0 to adjust the position of the vise jaw and theassembler stop. The shaft 2 upon which the saw is mounted is vertical ymovable, its upper end being provided with a key slot f adapting it tomove through the hearing in which the upper. end is can ried. This sawshaft is adapted to be rotated at high speed power derived from anelectric motor G mounted upon the frame shaft by means of a drive beltThe bracket f, in which the upper end of the shaft f is mounted, isprovided with an internal spherical bearing surface 1" and I provide.

a spherical ball bearing f which is rigidly mounted upon a sleeve f. Thesleeve 18 of a length to project both above and below the bracket f, andupon its lower end I secure a grooved belt pulley f and upon its in two.

for the motor is preferably of such small povvcr that without the flywheel the motor would not drive the saw, but as the out is made almostinstantaneously the fly Wheel IH'UVQI'ItS the slowing of the saw due tothe cutting of the slug. To cause the saw casing with the saw to beadjusted up and down in unison with the adjustment of the "ise jaw andthe assembler stop, I connect the nut 7'" with the bracket f by means ofa clamping bolt j which screws tightly into the side of the nut andprojects through a free hole f in t 1e bracket f". The outer end of thisrod is threaded and receives a clamping nut i by means and the nut f canbe tightly clamped to the guide f or can be freed from the guidesufficient to permit the free movement of these two members upon theguide. The guide is provided with inwardly projecting ribs f upon whichthe two members f and f" are adapted to be clamped.

Fig. 18 particularly illustrates the ossibility of tipping the saw arboror sha 'nto an incline position, when it is desired to examine or repairthe saw. This is made possible by the spherical bearin in which theupper end of the shaft is mounted, and it Wlll be readily understoodthat when the screwsf" are removed the saw with its arbor and the upperpart f of the casing can be raised and the shaft can be swung out,- asshown. I arran e the saw in such relation to the mold whee that itstands in position in front of the mold slot throu which the sin is tobe ejecfiod lnd in $110 position in re ation thereto that as the slug isejected the saw will out the slug In connection with the saw I arrange achute f above the saw through which the blank portion of the slug isautomatically removed and a slide or slot below the saw through whichthe printing portion of the slug may be assemb ed with others in columnform upon the stick K, forming a part of and carried by the frame Themold wheel, as shown, is providedwit four molds. and is ada ted to itiona mold at the top of the w eel at t e time a slu is formed in the moldand to position the mold 90 in advance from the casting osition to brinit to the ejecting position. lhe mold in w ich the cast is made is atthe upper part of the wheehand the mold from which the cast slug is tobe ejected is at the side of the wheel, that is 90 degrees in advanceofthe mold in which the sin is cast. A linotype machine of the form ilustratcd is provided with the slug-( eeting mechanism D adapted to ejectthe slug from the mold when brought to the ejecting position, asdescribed. The slug ejecting mechanism comprises a fixed slide d in wjob the ejector proper d? is adapted to of which the bracket f be movedback and forth. This ejector is provided sequentl when the stop d isadjusted to with a thin plate cl on its forward end permit the end ofthe plate to come into close adapted, as the ejector proper is movedforrelation with the edge of the saw i, but not ward, to )roject throughthe mold in the touch the same, this adjustment is definite 5 wheel anforce the slug forwardl thereand permanent regardless of changes of term70 from. To move the ejector back and forth a perature and consequentchanges of length.

swinging lever 01* is provided pivoted in the I secure the stop d in itsposition by means lower part of the machine and having its of a jam nutd". To make allowance for the upper part connected to the ejector bymeans variation in length of the ejector and the o a link connecting rodd". This lever is link cl, I provide upon the outer end of the 75rovided with an arm at which projects arm 01 a stop 01 which lies in thepath of into close contact with a cam wheel d which the stop at carriedby the cam wheel d, and

is mounted within the machine for rotation. as the stop d is carried bythe swinging This cam wheel carries a fixed stop d which lever d thestop d moves out of the path is adapted to contact with a projectioncarof the cam stop d as the lever swin forried on the end of the arm d,the wheel mow ward and it is so arranged that it wi 1 pass in in thedirection shown by the arrow on out of contact therewith at the timethat the Fig. 13, and move the lever forward thus ejector slide reachesthe forward limit of its moving the ejector forward through themovement. The stop d instead of contacta ency of the link d. At acertain oint 1n ing directly with the stop d contacts with 85 t emovement of the lever and of t e rotaa pivoted plate 61" mounted uponthe stop d tion of the cam wheel, the stop 03 is released and movablefrom and toward the same. or slips off from the lever and the lever thusThis plate is mounted on the stop d by the stops its forward movement.The lever is pivot d arranged adjacent to one end of adapted to bereturned to its former osition the plate. The opposite end of the plateis 90 Fig. 2 the e] by means of a cam surface d rovide on the heldspaced from the stop cl by means of a face of the wheel 11 and whic isadapted to relatively stiff coiled spring d". This spring contact with aprojection d govide on the is arranged within a pocket or hole dprolower part of the lever. indicated in vided in the stop d. The camstop d con- 'ector is arranged very close to tacts with the plate (1immediatel overthe 95 the melting pot a and as this pot and the springd" and I make the spring of such surrounding metallic parts of themachine a strength that as long as the stop (i does become more or lesshighly heated, and as not contact with the ar d" the spring is theejector and its various parts are relastrong enough to move the ejectorand 6180b tively long their change of length due to the slug, but whenthe stop d contacts with loo chan e of temperature, may be considerable.the bar 11, and thus is prevented from fur- Furt er, it is necessar forperfect work to ther forward movement,the spring d yields arrange theejector p ate so that its outer suilicientl to permit the final forwardmoveend approaches very closely to the edge of ment of t e stop (i andthus allow it to be 40 the saw f, which is cutting the slug and yetcarried out of contact with the lever d and 10a it must never touch thesaw. If the plate be freed therefroim,

touches the saw it will tend to destro it, As clearly shown inFig.9theejectorbladc that is, the saw will have the teeth du led. d ispreferably thinner than the slug slot To prevent the plate touching thesaw at the a, and is long enough to eject the slug H,

time of its extreme forward movement and throu h the mold and throughthe slot 0 110 yet permit the plate to approach practically provi ed inthe frame E the saw f being into contact with the saw I provide meansarranged in front of and'in close relation whereby; the late can beforced forward to to the slot e". Between the mold and the the limit ofits forward movement, and 1 slot 0 knives a are arranged to trim theprovide a stop by which its forward end 1s side faces of the slugs asthe same are lit definitely positioned relatively to the saw, ejectedfrom the mold slot. The saw f, as

and I rovide a yielding device between the heretofore described, isinclosed in thocasstop and the ejector so that when the in .f and isheld upon the lower-end o ejector is brought to a dead stop the mechtheshaftJ by means of a fixed collar f anism which is pushing it may yieldsufand a clampi nut f: This collar and ficiently to prevent damagethereto." As nut form S1011 ders which closely fit beshown in Fig. 13, Iprovide an adjustable tween fixed shoulders f" of the casing f step dmounted on a part of the ejector and consequently when the casing f isml which is rigid with the blade d and adapted and lowered by themechanism heretofore to and upon the slide d. The plate d of relation tothe slot through which the slug the ejector rojects beyond the end ofthe is ejected. Set collars f prevent the endstop (1 a re atively smallproportion of the Wise movement of the screw shaft f in its totaldistance from the outer end of the blade bearing. The chute f throughwhich the 05 to the connection with the lever d and con blank portionsof the slugs escape is carried so to contact with a rigid cross bar dsecured described the saw is adjustedvertically in 125.

- thereof.

b the saw casing f to he raised and lowered tfirewith and is arranged insuch a manner that the blank and of the slug II dropsfrom the uppersurfa e of the saw and slides down t e chute, the saw rotating in thedirection of the arrow, as shown in Fig. 9, carries the blank portion ofthe slug through the first part of the chute f which is arranged abovethe saw to the downwardly inclined portion f down which the blankportion of the slug falls by ravity. In cuttin' the slug the metal of te slug tends to a hero to the surfaces of the saw and prevent that exactcutting of the slugs which is necessary. To prevent this action Iconstantly oil the upper and lower surfaces of the saw adjacent to itsperiphery and for this urpose I provide pockets f and f wit in thecasing f, one above and the other below the saw, and arran ed adjacentto the eriphery I fil these pockets with felt on some similar absorbentsubstance i contactin with the surfaces of the saw, and I provide lengthof the slug to correspond with or comems length, I place the adjustableshe the casing with an oil cup f communieating with the upper pocketthrou h an oil duct f and with the lower pocket by means of an oil ductf. This oil cup serves to kec the absorbent pads f. soaked with oil anthey in turn lubricate the saw. Far the purpose of convenientlydetrrninir-g the adjustment of the saw in relation to the ad justment ofthe vise jaw and the assembler stop, I arrange a scale f in verticalposition adjacent to the saw casing f. I secure the scale at its lowerend to a portion of the stick or platform K and arranged arallel withthe shaft f. I also provi e a stop f" secured to the casing f andprojecting close to the gage or scale f and adapted to slide up and downin relation to the scale as the saw is raised and lowered. This scale isfigured the same as the scale 0, which indicates the adjustment of thevise jaw. I also provide a movable stop f" when it is desired for useupon the scale f for reducing the to adjust the mechanism plementary toa cut with which the com pletcd slug is to be used. In other words, ifthe mechanism has been adjusted to produce a rinting slug, we will 52 ofseventeen ems cngth and it may be d esircd to associate the slugs beingformed with a cut of six I87 in contact with -the upper surface 0 thestop 7' on the scale f and then I operate the mechanism to lowerthe saw.As indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 10, I place the cut f between theupper surface of the stop I and the lower surface of the stop f", andthen raise the saw until the out just fills the space between these twostops. In

this manner the saw is lowered from the' slot f through which thecompleted slugs fall, best shown in Fig. 10, carries the slugs down uponthe upper surface of the slug-assembling stick K. I provide a curvedplate k at the lower end of the $101; I adapted to guide the lower endof the slugs outwardly 1])011 the plate K. The lower part f of the sawcasing f is cut away in from; of the slot through which the slug isejected to permit th upper end of the lower part of the slug to emergeand the casing itself forms a sto in front of the upper end of thefinish slug which prevents the slug from falling forward when the lowerand strikes the curved plate [31 and causes the slug to slide down uponthe plate K with its printing face uppermost. I also provide anadjustable stop [a in the nth of the upper ends of the lower parts 0 theemerging slug, the? to produce slugs of or guide is. As illustrated inFig. 1 the lower portion of the slug, which carries the type characters,immediately it has been severed from the upper portion, drops downcndwise upon the curved plate 1:, andits lower end slides down the stickK, the upper end being held against forward movement by he saw frame orthe stop It and conscq ently the slug is caused to rest upon the stickwith its printing characters up most. As clearly shown in Fig. 1, the sug falls down the stick in front ber k which moves back and forth topermit the descending slugs to take their positions 11 n the stick. andto force the as semble slugs forward along the stick in the usualmanner.

It is necessary to steady the slug as it is projected through the slotr--" and, on to the edge of the saw, and reveut it from vibratorymowement.

is raised completely not cut dthem mounte upqn' l.

which prevents the ite side of the slug being held by a fined late" of amovable meme i Jail 7 0 aetiomplish i-G provide a swinging plate f"forming on o side of the slot a through which the slug is I held in thepath of the slug,

vthe slug is shaped spring a pocket e" ejected. The rear edge of theplate is pivot ally connected to one of the knives in sue a manner thatwhen the knife is moved from and toward its companion knife, to changethe thickness of the slug, the rear edge of this plate will be carriedwith the knife. This plate is spring-pressed and is normally itoutwardly against the spring pressure as forced through the slot c. Theplate is pressed inwardly by means of a U which is carried adjacent. toor behind the plate. I provide a small in the frame E to receive themechanism which holds the plate, and which holds the movable knife 6.The spring 6 is secured within this pocket by means of a screw 6 and themovable knife is secure by screws or bolts e having threaded ends whichenter threaded holes in the movable knife and are adapted to clamp theknife to the rear face of the frame E. The screws are provided withspring washers a, so that when the knife is tightened into position itcan be adjusted without loosening the screws. Upon the outer ends ofthese screws 1 mount stops e having inner faces 0 which are adapted tocontact .with the rear face of the outer edge of the plate ft, andadjustable beneath the heads of the screws e to tightly hold the slug,as it is pushed through the slot a against the opposite face or wall ofthe slot. The friction with which the slug is thus held as it is forcedthrough the slot 6 holds it against an vibration or movement therein asit is being sawed. At times it is desirable, as heretofore ex-. plained,to make use of my device for ad justing the vise jaw and the assemblerstop without cutting the slugs by means of the saw. At such times themechanism is operated to raise the saw to the upper limit of itsmovement where it is out of the ath of the slugs as they are ejected,and t en the threaded shaft df by means of which the saav casing isirectly raised is ilisconnccted from the shaft 0* which connects theoperating handle or disk c with the mechanism for adjusting the visejaw, and assembler stop. The disconnection or these two shafts iseffected by means of a sliding clutch or collar mounted upon the upperend of the shaft f to slide thereon, but to rotate therewith. Thisclutch is provided with a transverse slot f in its upper end and thelower end of the shaft 0" is provided with a transversely arranged pin1' adapied to it within the slot and when therein to rotate the collar1" with the rotation pf the' shaft 0. This clutch is moved up and downby means of a vertical rod f mounted parallel with the shaftf andprovided on its \1' a r n \\"'h a fixed head the slug forcing outer endof the lever movable to permit and lowered against any f provided with anotch f, in one side, adapted to engage the edge of a flange f on thecollar f. This rod f is adapted to be moved up and down by means of alever f" pivotally mounted upon the lower end of the frame f whichcarries the screw threaded shaft f When the outer end of the lever f ismoved downwardly the clutch is raised and the shaft i isconneeted forrotation with the shaft 0 and when the f is raised these two shafts aredisconnected and thereafter the yise jaw and the assembler stop can bead usted without moving the saw and at such times the saw, as has beenexplained, is out of the path of the slug and consequently the linotypemachine may be adjusted to produce slugs the full length of the mold andeither having printing characters extending from end to end or formedblank on one end if such are desired.

What might be termed the rough adjustment. of the vise jaw has beenexplained heretofore, but for the exact and fine adj ustment of the vise'aw in such a manner as to tightly hold the line of matrices and yet bethe removal of the matrices after the cast is made requires a littlefurther explanation. As has been explaneltli,

the screw threaded shaft. 0 which is carried thereby. for the adjustmentof the jaw 0- for what is termed the locku of the matrices will bedescribed by re erence articularly to Figs. 4 and 5. The end 0 the shaft0 which carries the. screw gear a, is mounte Lin a U-shaped bracket 0which is secured within the L-shaped slot or groove e provided in thecross bar 6 and the gear a is so mounted that the shaft 0 may slidelongitudinally through the ear, but the shaft is provided with a key sot a to receive a key carried by the gear, consequently the shaftrotates with the gear, and the gear is retained against other thanrotative move ment by the bracket 0. The shaft is held but intentionalehdwise movement by the structure now to be described. The opposite endof the shaft is iprovided with a button-head 0 adapted tov t within aslot 0 provided u on a movable member or block 0 This lock is alsomounted within the slot or guide-way e in the bar a and is movablelongitudinally therein. The shaft is movable with the block, but ismounted so that it may be rotated. Once the block a is adjusted and heldtightly in position, it will be understood that the rotation of theshaft a will move the nut c and adjust the position of the vise jaw c,and if it were not required to relieve the pressure on the line ofmatrices in order to remove them from their locked position this is allthat would be necessary. But in the form. of machine illustrated it isnecessary to permit the vise jaw to move backward or away from the lineof matrices after the cast is made to relieve the line of matrices frompressure, so that they can be removed. For this purpose I provide for aslight backward and forward movement of the block 0" which carries thenut c with it. To cause this backward and forward movement of the block0 sequently of the nut c l provide an adjusting screw 0" which ismounted in a threaded opening 0 provided in the lower part of the block0 This screw has a large flange c" on its outer end and is provided witha square end (2 to receive a wrench. As shown in Fig. 5, I mount a crankarm 6 upon the outer end of the screw c and I secure it to the flange bymeans of a screw c. This arm is connected to a vertically disposed link0 which depends therefrom, and this'link is provided in its lower endwith a slot 0 adapted to receive a pin carried by the end of a lever 0This lever c forms part of the linotype machine, and. the and carryingthe pin 0 is movable up and down to cause the arm. 0 to rotate the screw0 back and forth. A spring 0 is rovided on the link 0 which normally hols the arm 0 at the upper limit of its movement and the jaw e at theinner limit of its movement as controlled by the screw '0".

The word linotypel, as used herein, denotes generally those machines asa class which are adapted to produce printing slugs, and is not limitedto those particular machines known in the printing trade as linotypemachines.

I do not herein claim my novel, saw lubricatin device, such forming thesubject mat ter 0 my co-pendin divisional a plication, filed February4th, .918, Serial 0. 215,289 entitled Improvement in the art of sawingmetals I do not herein claim my novel, means for examining and removingthe slug cutti saw, such forming the su ject matter of my co-pendin215,287 fi ed February 4th, 1918, entitled Printing slug sawing device.

I do not herein claim my novel im rovements relating to the luding of te cut portions of the slug as t ey pass out of the machine, such beingdescribed and claimed in m co-pending divisional application, filedebruary 4th, 1918, Serial No. 215,288, entitled Type-bar castingmachines.

The several specific mechanisms herein shown and described are to beunderstood as being merely a ty ical embodiment of my invention, for itwi 1 be evident that many other forms and constructions will readilysuggest themselves to one skilled in the art by means of which toaccomplish the results which I attain, and I therefore do not limit andconmeans for assembling a line a mold adapted to occupy divisionalapplication, Serial No.

or confine my invention to the specific structures herein shown anddescribed.

I claim:

1. In a linotype machine having a slug mold of a fixed length, anadjustable matrix assembler stop, an adjustable vise jaw for holding theline of matrices in relation to the mold, means for ejecting the slugfrom the mold, a cutter for cutting the slug as It is ejected and meansfor simultaneously adjusting said jaw, stop, and cutter to produce aprinting slug shorter than the length of the mold.

2. A linotype machine provided with of matrices and a casting positlonand an ejecting position, and means for ejecting the slug, an assemblerstop for controlling the lcngth of the line of matrices assembled, anadjustable vise jaw related to the casting position of the mold forholding the line of matrices. a cutter related to the ejecting positionof the mold for severing the slug cast and means for siumltancouslyadjusting the assembler stop, the vise jaw, and the slug cutter.

linotypc machine provided with means for assembling a line of matricesand a mold adapted to occupy a casting position and an ejectingposition, means for ejecting the slug, an assembler stop for controllingthe length of the line of matrices assembled, an adjustable vise jaw forbolding the assembled line of matrices in relation to the castingposition of the mold, a saw positioned in rout of the ejecting positionof the mold two pieces as it is ejected, means for simultaneouslyadjusting the assembler stop, the vise jaw, and the saw to produce afinished slug shorter than the mold.

4. A linotype machine provided with means for assembling a line ofmatrices and a slug mold adapted to occupy a slug-casting osition and anejecting position, means for ejecting the slug, an assembler sto forcontrolling the len th of the line' 0 matrices assembled, an a justablevise jaw for holding the line of matrices in relation to the castingposition of the mold, a cutter related to the ejecting position of themold for severing a slug as it is ejected, means for simultaneouslyadjusting the assembler stop,

the vise jaw, and the slug cutter, to produce a printing slug shorterthan the'mold, and means for discon ecting the cutter from saidadjusting means for independent movement of the cutter.

5. In a linotype machine having a mold for casting slugs, a fixed jawand a movable jaw associated with the mold for holding a line ofmatrices, a screw threaded rotatable shaft associated with said movablejaw and carrying a non-rotatable nut for engagement with the jaw toposition the movable for sawing the slug intoholding a jaw relatively tothe fixed jaw, and means for moving the nut and shaft longitudinallywithout. rotating the shaft for locking and unlocking the line ofmatrices, the jaw being movable In one direction independent of the nut.

6. In a linotype machine having a mold for casting sings, a fixed jawand a movable jaw associated with the mold for holding a line ofmatrices, a screw threaded rotatable shaft associated with said movablejaw and an abutment member adapted to be moved back and forth by therotation of the shaft to position said movable jaw relatively to thetixed jaw, and means for moving said abutment for locking and unlockingthe line of matrices and without rotating the shaft, the jaw beingfreely movable away from the abutment.

7. In a linotype machine having a mold wheel provided with a slot forcasting a slug, said mold being movable from a casting position to anejecting position, a fixed and a movable vise jaw related to the castingposition of .said mold for holding a line of matrices shorter than thelength of the mold, means associated withthe ejecting position of themold for forcing the slug out of the mold, a saw related to saidejecting position of the mold for cutting the slug as it is ejected, andmeans for simultaneously adjusting the position of the movable jaw forline of matrices of definite length and for adjusting the position ofthe saw to cut the slug, as it is e ected, at a point corresponding withthe inner end of the movable jaw.

8. In a linotype machine having a mold wheel provided with a slot forcasting a slug, said mold being movable from a casting position to an eecting position, a fixed and a movable vise jaw related to the castingposition of said mold for holding a line of 1natrices, means for forcingthe slug out of the mold when in the ejecting position, a.

saw related to said ejecting position of the mold for cutting the slugas it is ejected, and mechanism operatively connecting the movable "awand the saw for holding a line of matrices of defi to length and foradjusting the position of he saw to cut the slug at a pointcorresponding with the inner end 0 the movable jaw.

position of said mold for J. In a linotype machine having means forassembling ,a ling oi matrices and a. mold wheel provided ith a moldadapted to 00s cupy a shig casting position and an ejecting position, anadjustaile stop for controllin the length of the line ot matricesassemble a fixed vise jaw and an adjustable vise jaw for holding theassembled line of matrices in relation to the casting position of themold, an adjustable saw related to the ejecting position of the mold forcutting the sing, and means operatively eonnectin the three adjustableparts for positionin them to coop.- erate and produce a slug of thedesired length.

10. In a linotype machine having means for assembling a line of matricesand a mold wheel provided with a mold adapted to co,- cupy a slugcasting osition and an ejecting osition, an adjusta is stop forcontrollin the length of the line of matrices assemble a fixed vise jawand an adjustable vise jaw for holding the assembled line of matrices inrelation to the casting position of the mold, an adjustable saw relatedto the ejecting position of the mold for cutting the slug as it isejected, and means connecting said movable vise jaw, assembler sto andsaw whereby the adjustment of one 0 said parts automatically causes thelike adjnstmentof the other two.

11. In a linotype machine having a mold wheel provided with a slot forcasting a slug, said mold being movable from a casting position to an eecting position, a fixed and a movable vise jaw related to the castingholdin a line of matrices shorter than the length 0 the mold,

means associated with the mold in its e ectthe slug out of the ingositlon for forcin mol a cutter mounte on the machine for cutting theslug, as it is ejected, at a point related to the relative position ofthe movable jaw and means for simultaneously adjusting the positions ofthe movable jaw and cutter. a

In testimony whereof, I my hand, thi

10th day of March, 1914, in the presence of two subscribingL itnesses. 7CHARLES .MOHR. Witnesses:

EDWARD F. WILSON,

Joan E. Lnrnvnm.

have hereunto set

